Eric Shaw (American football)

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Eric Shaw
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1971-09-17) September 17, 1971 (age 51)
Pensacola, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Pensacola
College: Florida State (1989)
Louisiana Tech (1990–1991)
NFL Draft: 1992  / Round: 12 / Pick: 310
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Eric Wendell Shaw (born September 17, 1971) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).

Shaw attended Pensacola High School in Pensacola, Florida. [1] He first enrolled at Florida State University [2] before transferring to Louisiana Tech University. He was drafted by the Bengals in the twelfth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. With the Bengals from 1992 through 1994, Shaw appeared in 28 games (10 starts).

A comeback attempt in 1999 with the Shreveport Knights of the short-lived Regional Football League ended after one game due to a neck injury. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "ERIC SHAW". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. "Eric Shaw bio at Florida State". nolefan.org.
  3. Haller, Doug (May 30, 1999). "Latest chance of a lifetime". Pensacola News Journal . p. 41. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. Haller, Doug (May 30, 1999). "Shaw not angry at world now". Pensacola News Journal . p. 46. Retrieved January 29, 2019.